Roger A. Shrubber
Well-Known Member
up to a certain point. while its controversial, a lot of people practice defoliation through the whole flowering process. as long as at least half of the leaves stay on /healthy, i don't think you'll be effected that badly. i think this expresses in soil worse than other, soiless mediums, simply because it takes longer for changes in soil to effect the plant. it gets going good before you see it, and by the time you do, it would take enough cal-mag and manganese to cause other problems to fix it. if you continue to use soil, i'd suggest feeding a little heavier going into flower, build up a small surplus before you flip. not saying burn them, just give them a little more going in than you have been